A Honey Festival will be held at Cedarville United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012.
The event will include informative activities including a display of active honeybees in a clear observation hive, and opportunities to sample a variety of honey products, and foods made with honey.
Local beekeepers will explain the important role honeybees play in the environment. You can also learn how to attract honeybees using various backyard plants, and how the use of dangerous insecticides can harm honeybees, which are vital to our food chain.
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There will be bee related activities for children, as well as a free showing of the movie “A Bug’s Life” at 11:00 AM.
The event will include 20 vendors with honey products, bees wax, local fruits, mums and Indian corn, honey roasted nuts and granola. A wide variety of craft vendors and artists will also be in attendance.
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The festival will offer visitors an opportunity to sample several different kinds of honey, and find out why each one tastes different. Ideas on how to use the golden nectar -- including as a honey barbecue, in baked goods, on roasted nuts and as an ice cream drizzle -- will also be provided.
The Honey Festival will be held rain or shine at Cedarville United Methodist Church, 1092 Laurelwood Road, North Coventry Township. Proceeds from the Festival will benefit local charities.
Directions to the church are listed at www.cedarvilleumc.org.
